Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Paraguay

Paraguay: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 9.41 per 1,000 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
9.41 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
27th
of 188 countries
All-time high
9.41 per 1,000 people
in 2022
All-time low
0.615 per 1,000 people
in 2013
Years of data
10
2002–2022

Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Paraguay, 2002–2022

02468102002201220222002: 1.9 per 1,000 people2012: 1.1 per 1,000 people2013: 0.615 per 1,000 people2014: 0.668 per 1,000 people2015: 0.724 per 1,000 people2016: 0.763 per 1,000 people2017: 0.8 per 1,000 people2018: 1.8 per 1,000 people2021: 9.1 per 1,000 people2022: 9.4 per 1,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 9.41 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 729.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Paraguay peaked at 9.41 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.615 per 1,000 people, in 2013.

Paraguay ranks 27th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.95 per 1,000 people 1.95 per 1,000 people 1.95 per 1,000 people 1
2010s 0.9287 per 1,000 people 0.615 per 1,000 people 1.8 per 1,000 people 7
2020s 9.23 per 1,000 people 9.06 per 1,000 people 9.41 per 1,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 24 Czechia 9.53 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 25 San Marino 9.44 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 26 France 9.42 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 28 South Korea 9.09 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 29 Qatar 8.49 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 30 Romania 8.25 per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Paraguay?
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Paraguay was 9.41 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 9.41 per 1,000 people in 2022.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.615 per 1,000 people in 2013.
How does Paraguay rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
Paraguay ranks 27th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 729.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Paraguay data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
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